Lets talk babies

Jumbles Posted: Jul 03, 2008 09:37 AM

Lets talk babies

How long is everyone going to wait to have one?? Fh and I would like to be preggers by this time next year

PeteysBride Posted: Jul 03, 2008 09:41 AM

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I want to finish school and be teaching long enough to be up for tenure before we have kids because I want to be able to stay home a few years if we can manage till they can start pre k.

But even without that plan, still not ready. LOVE babies and my baby clock is ticking LOUDLY each time I visit with friends who ahve babies but I want to travel and do other things first before I become a mommy.

jeanyus27 Posted: Jul 03, 2008 09:59 AM

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Posted by Jumbles

How long is everyone going to wait to have one?? Fh and I would like to be preggers by this time next year

we were just talking about this yesterday. I'm pretty sure we are going to start trying this time next year as well, maybe the beginning of August. I know you really can't 'plan' when to have it, but it would be the better for me, work wise, if i gave birth in the month of April.
I definitely am starting to feel 'baby fever'. We were at Marshall's last night and i kept picking up baby clothes and turning to DH and going 'Awwww, look at this!' He must think i'm crazy!

PegaLega Posted: Jul 03, 2008 10:31 AM

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Until we are ready-we dont really have a set time, we both want them soon but not too soon-Im sure that didnt answer your question at all

MrsQ-in2007 Posted: Jul 03, 2008 10:36 AM

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Originally when we were engaged we agreed on starting to try at our 1 year anniversary. Well, with that coming up in just a few months, we are def still not ready. I would say we'll start trying in maybe 1-2 years from now or thereabouts.

I guess when we both feel like we're really ready emotionally for the change. Finances, home/house situation, etc. - those things may never be exactly how you want them to be when you start a family, but we both feel like we have to FEEL ready, you know?

LoveRocks Posted: Jul 03, 2008 10:49 AM

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In an ideal world, I would already be pregs, but we're going to wait about 2 years. DH is starting his masters program next year, so once that is over (or close to being over) we'll start trying. Plus I have to stay in my job for another 2 years to get a pension (I work for the county). My goal is to go out on maternity and NEVER come back!

snwb08 Posted: Jul 03, 2008 10:51 AM

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i don't know if we'll ever be ready. we talked about it last night. definitely not until i'm done with school; we're going to reevaluate in 2010.

Shorty McBride Posted: Jul 03, 2008 10:52 AM

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a couple of years at least...my sister is getting married 7/2010, so I guess around that time. I anticipate difficulties due to my PCOS.

PattyK Posted: Jul 03, 2008 11:01 AM

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We both want children, so I am hoping to be pregnant by this time next year.

Vivi1006 Posted: Jul 03, 2008 11:03 AM

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We would like to start asap. I am 30 but he is 40 and I have a daughter and he doesn’t have any kids. My daughter is 11 and he’s been with us since she is 3 so he is like her father but we hope to have more and start soon.

teenigrrl Posted: Jul 03, 2008 11:03 AM

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we hope to start a year from now, but it'll all depend on how long it takes us to sell our condo and buy a house. we would like some 'us time' in our future house before we have a baby.

Soon2BMrs.T Posted: Jul 03, 2008 11:03 AM

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We are going to wait until we have a house and I finish nursing school. I would say about 1-3 years.

gabbie83 Posted: Jul 03, 2008 12:23 PM

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we're trying now & im glad we are

its not as easy as everyone thinks

rmsgirl Posted: Jul 03, 2008 03:15 PM

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We're about 12 weeks along now and are due in January.

I'm 38 and DH is 42, so the clocks were ticking and we were ready emotionally. We still have a lot to do to be ready otherwise--we have to try to sell our condo and buy a house. Sometimes I get overwhelmed thinking about it, but in the end, we'll work it out.